Tag: climate change
Scientists stunned by off-the-charts Arctic temperatures, record-low sea ice
"Human-caused climate change is beginning to radically transform our planet."
Junk planet: Is Earth the largest garbage dump in the universe?
We can contribute to the ongoing creation of Earth as the planet of junk. Or we can use our conscience, intelligence and determination to guide us in resisting the destruction of our world.
Court orders Trump administration to enforce Obama-era methane rule
Judge William Orrick of the U.S. District Court for Northern California ruled that the Bureau of Land Management's decision was "untethered to evidence."
One million trees pledged to ‘Trump Forest’ to offset president’s anti-climate...
Trump Forest was launched just under a year ago after POTUS announced he was pulling the U.S. from the Paris agreement.
ExxonMobil’s climate disinformation campaign is still alive and well
The company is still very much engaged behind the scenes in trying to stymie any government attempt to seriously address climate change.
Ireland puts a halt on future fossil fuel exploration
Climate Energy Bill is the newest legislature passed by the Irish government to protect the environment and effects of climate change.
France to shut down its coal plants two years earlier than...
France hopes to become carbon neutral by 2050.
China is financing a petrochemical hub in Appalachia. Meet its powerful...
“This hub of horrors is a nightmare waiting to happen … The people deserve better than false economic hope and toxic neighbors.”
First US City to ban fossil fuel expansion offers road map...
In Portland, Oregon, climate activists celebrate a win against Big Oil as city and state-level initiatives gain momentum across the country.
Record number of scientists to run in 2018 election to combat...
“The sheer number is really astonishing ... science is and always should be above politics."
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Donald Trump, the end times president or ETP
Making War on Planet Earth, the Rest of Us, and Even Himself.
ICE weakens detention rules as private prison firms stand to gain
New standards allow broader AI use, lock in $1-a-day labor limits, and give detention operators more flexibility as ICE expands under Trump’s mass enforcement agenda.
Education Department changes are leaving millions of vulnerable students at risk
Moving special education services and civil rights enforcement to other federal agencies has left families wondering what's next.
‘Land Grab’: Trillionaire Elon Musk sued in South Texas to block SpaceX’s takeover of...
Environmental and conservation groups recently filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block a land swap approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that would give SpaceX more than 700 acres of a national wildlife refuge in South Texas.
Police kill 1-year-old in Mississippi, then tear gas protesters demanding answers
The fatal shooting of Kohen Wiley after an alleged shoplifting call has ignited protests in Senatobia, where residents say years of police escalation and mistrust reached a breaking point.